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Heirlooms Poems - Poems about Heirlooms


Heirlooms
Some families have heirlooms Passed down often through the years So their legacy will not be one That somehow disappears. Whether jewelry or furniture Or curios or art, Certain objects in a family May play a vital part. There might even be some squabbles, For inheritance is rife With the problems of possessions Valued in a person’s life. Though my heirlooms weren’t many From the family reservoir, I am...

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Categories: heirlooms, family,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Holiday Heirlooms
red poinsettias brighten antique bubble lights holiday treasures 12/15/2020 Contest: Hi-Ku 2 Sponsor: Brian Strand...

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Categories: heirlooms, christmas, nostalgia,
Form: Haiku



Premium Member Heirlooms
Heirloom events are often solemn occasions Weddings, high school or college graduations Grandfathers take sons or grandsons aside To bequeath his pocket watch with pride Slowly he'll raise the timepiece to his ear Pause and listen to the ticking gears He'll dangle the chain, click cover to open Reverently hold the beloved token Peering at crystal face with serious affects Both mentally count second...

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Categories: heirlooms, family, father son, grandfather,
Form: Rhyme
Heirlooms In the Sky
A star born to die, lead and rise ...

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Categories: heirlooms, christian, jesus, nostalgia, sky,
Form: Couplet
Family Heirlooms
Family heirlooms Some collect old art pieces, jewelry or photos. Others, end tables, organ benches, or beds If it belonged to Grandma or Grandpa it’s a keeper. Especially fancy needlework and piecework spreads. And if it belonged to way-back generations, Better hide it from inquiring siblings. Like an antique trunk full of precious junk, Be ready for some serious quibbling. An agate marble with...

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Categories: heirlooms, family,
Form: Quatrain



Premium Member Trimming the Christmas Tree With Family Heirlooms
Oh sanguine lost hopes and dreams each ornament renews kisses, laughter, loved ones remembered each ornament renews victories, struggles, from bounty to barren each ornament renews cradle to grave, sweet memories rush back each ornament renews strength to survive, with loved ones near each ornament renews oh sanguine fresh hopes and dreams each ornament renewed james marshall goff...

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Categories: heirlooms, holiday,
Form: Narrative
Heirlooms of Earth
We have to believe in something completely intangible. Something unseen, heard and only fathomed. Greater than ourselves, more important than agendas. The one true anomaly that heals. It is in this that we are comforted Our, "It's ok", the cliches that are hurled at our feelings faces amidst tongue lashings of Loss for Words. Oh, how words, when spoken alleviate nothing pertinent, and stir...

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Categories: heirlooms, death, faith, loss
Form: Free verse
Heirlooms
Opal grandmother eyes, watery milk glass veins in stick arms throb weakly, tense tight white thread into frayed, thin quilts. There is a slight rustle of desperation, a hope of completion as smudged pigeons shatter wind and winter gives up its gin clear grace....

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Categories: heirlooms, angst, death, sad, grandmother,
Form: Free verse

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